Ahmad Shah I

Ahmad Shah I
Sultan of Gujarat
Silver coin of Ahmad Shah
3rd Sultan of Gujarat
Reign10 January 1411 – 1442
PredecessorMuzaffar Shah I
SuccessorMuhammad Shah II
Born1389
Died1442 (aged 52–53)
Burial1442
IssueDaud Khan, Zafar Khan
Names
Násir-ud-dunya Wad-dín Abúl fateh Ahmed Shah
DynastyMuzaffarid dynasty of Gujarat
FatherMuhammad Shah I (Tatar Khan)
ReligionIslam

Ahmad Shah I, born Ahmad Khan, was a ruler of the Muzaffarid dynasty, who reigned over the Gujarat Sultanate from 1411 until his death in 1442. He was the grandson of Sultan Muzaffar Shah, founder of the dynasty.

The founder of Ahmedabad, Gujarat's most populous city which carries his name, he was also a poet, having written a collection of Persian poetry.[1]

  1. ^ Kapadia, Aparna (2018). In Praise of Kings: Rajputs, Sultans and Poets in Fifteenth-century Gujarat. Cambridge University Press. p. 102. ISBN 9781107153318.

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